Anyone else fed up with the negativity towards teachers lately?

[Frieda86]

Is anyone else absolutely sick of the teacher bashing everywhere?
Schools are unreasonable for closing in the heat, teachers are lazy and just want to go to the beach, it's not rocket science - put them into a bigger classroom. These are the things I've seen just this morning.
Last night I saw a post by a woman who thinks it's hilarious that she's been banned from school for threatening a "fucking gobshite teacher" who told her precious son off for talking.
When did we become so negatively viewed?

Yep! I am seeing it everywhere on social media, I've stopped looking at comments on anything to do with teaching/education as it's just a stream of negativity. There are more and more unsupportive, critical parents as time goes on and it's so draining. If teaching was such a breeze, why aren't all of these keyboard warriors training for it?! We work so hard, and a lot of people who don't work in schools really have no clue how intense and exhausting it is. I've given up defending myself.

Really tough now I feel for you all. I’m retired from teaching, 35 years full time, so lots of experience of unbearably hot classrooms and children struggling to regulate in extreme heat.
People seem to think it’s teachers making the decision to close or finish early.
Some online seem to think teachers will get a “ day off” As if!
Others are talking about schools not closing in the 1976 heatwave. Much hotter now and far less flexibility around the curriculum.
Good luck keeping those classrooms cool. I know many teachers buy their own fans etc.

I've also seen a huge rise in parental complaints. Mostly about small, inconsequential things, questioning our professional judgement or defending their child when they've been told they did something wrong. I've been doing it 20 years and the rise has happened sharply over the last 3-4 years. It makes the job so unpleasant. I don't think we do this to any other profession.

Lately ? It's been going on for years. One Chief Inspector going on about 10,000 failing teachers without naming one. A particular Education Secretary who talked of teachers being Marxist Blobs - what ever that is. One well know tabloid who regard it being open season on teachers all year. Then trial by social media, then the joys of the lengthy e-mail as little Johnnie's (insert alternate name) is an undiscovered genius and you as a teacher are not supporting him (it could also be her). Etc etc etc. The parents coming up to school "to get it sorted"

The most ridiculous complaint - a parent e-mailed the Head as I had ignored her daughter in the corridor at change of lessons. the school had 1500 students. And no doubt if anyone reacts to this post - it will begin "Well if you thinks that's bad this is what happened to me...."

Absolutely! For all the "paid" holidays, come and do the job!

Not just buying a fan. Buying glue sticks, pens, paper...
Not sure I'll be making it to 35 years!

Oh the complaints! They've definitely risen in the last few years. And so many issues are so divisive that we just can't win. 1 parent complains we give too much homework, another complains they want more. We literally can't win.

Yeah Mr Gove has a lot to answer for!

You mean like @Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts writing a piece in today's Independent blaming teachers and schools for heatwave hysteria? MN has always treated teachers like pond life and now we know why.

My DP is a primary school teacher who spent today in a classroom that was 40+ degrees. This article has made me furious.

https://archive.ph/f7hDR

That's just made my blood boil!

Sorry, it's hot enough as it is! It's clearly caused a ripple effect too – the Daily Hate's main headline is now about 'lazy teachers' shutting schools now. I am so angry.

Apparently This Morning opened the show this morning by suggesting that kids are going into cold water and getting into difficulty because we've shut the schools. Maybe we need to be open 365 days a year!